The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates has approved a wide-ranging package of policy measures that could ripple through court administration, law-enforcement practices, legal education, attorney ethics, and entry-level recruiting. Although ABA policy is not binding law, it often serves as a roadmap for state supreme courts, bar regulators, law schools, and employers when updating rules and professional standards.

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A federal judge in California has ruled for Anthropic in its challenge to the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk, concluding the government’s action was unlawful and effectively preventing the blacklisting from taking hold. The dispute puts a spotlight on one of the most consequential fault lines in modern procurement law: how far the government…
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KKR’s agreement to pay a reported $250 million to resolve U.S. Department of Justice allegations over repeated violations of federal premerger filing rules is a striking escalation in Hart-Scott-Rodino enforcement. For dealmakers and their counsel, the settlement is more than a large penalty: it is a clear warning that the government is prepared to pursue aggressive remedies when it believes…
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined—for now—to dismiss Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress conviction, even after the Justice Department asked the court to vacate it. The ruling does not foreclose future relief; instead, it leaves open the possibility of a renewed motion with a fuller legal basis. But in the immediate term, the conviction remains on the books, preserving an…
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Judge Rita F. Lin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found the Pentagon’s designation was “unlawful retaliation against Anthropic for its criticism of the department’s plans for use of artificial intelligence technology.
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Friday’s legal news cycle underscored a familiar reality for practitioners: the biggest stories are no longer confined to courtroom wins and losses, but increasingly sit at the intersection of litigation, agency power, and fast-moving policy change. Across the day’s most significant U.S. developments, the common thread was legal uncertainty with immediate operational consequences for businesses, government actors, and the lawyers…
Continue Reading AP’s August 28 Legal Landscape: What Today’s Top Developments Signal for Courts and Companies

“We’ve reached peak legal tech.”That was the takeaway of a veteran legal tech CEO while attending this week’s ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association.The conference was in Nashville, but it should have been in Texas, because everything was bigger this year. Consider:

  • It was the largest ILTACON attendance ever. As of Wednesday, registrations had reached 5,700,

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Caroline Hill chats with Marjan van Ham and Eva Peeters, founders of legal tech consultancy L-IME, about some of the challenges that law firms are facing in adopting new technology. […]
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Caroline Hill chats with Oz Benamram, chief AI officer at Pillsbury, about his latest big name hire, plans for building his team, and what conversations the legal sector was having […]
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The last day of any big conference. I’m always a little sad to see things ending. Crowds thinning. Exhibitors breaking down booths. People with roller bags stacked in session rooms. A closing reception that somehow lacks the excitement of the opening one. On days like this, I always think back to the opening day. The energy and excitement of not…
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A new inter partes review filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on August 21, 2026, places a Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. patent under scrutiny in IPR2026-00462. Although the petition materials available from the docket caption do not yet reveal the full merits briefing, the proceeding is notable for patent owners and challengers operating in the…
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Federal regulators have taken a consequential step in the fast-evolving kratom market by moving to schedule three highly potent kratom-related derivatives that authorities say act like opioids. The action marks a notable escalation beyond longstanding debates over kratom itself, focusing instead on newer, concentrated compounds that have become increasingly common in smoke shops, vape stores, and convenience outlets.

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I keep hearing rumblings about AI pricing. So far most vendors seem content on charging on a subscription basis. Under that model you can input as much as you want at no increased cost. But a lot of the providers are losing money. And at some point they will have to turn a profit. To do that they may turn…
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